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A new push to change South Australia’s abortion laws to limit terminations after 23 weeks has been voted down in state parliament’s Upper House. Source link

Mirvac announces it is selling the site of the Toombul Shopping Centre — devastated by the 2022 Brisbane floods — to a developer who has plans to build a new shopping centre as part of a mixed-use precinct. Source link

Linda Reynolds is suing the Commonwealth and its lawyers over the handling of Brittany Higgins’ $2.4 million compensation settlement, yet has removed specific allegations against the former Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. Source link

Western Australia’s environmental regulator decides not to formally assess plans to expand Perth’s ferry services on the Swan River, despite pressure from the public.  Source link

Staff at Yipirinya School in Alice Springs say they will fight back after the school’s statutory manager announced up to 20 redundancies amid plunging enrolments and a multi-million-dollar debt. Source link

A video showing a critically endangered sawfish lying dead on a beach with its saw removed is described as “cruel” and “trophy hunting”. Source link

Under the updated legislation, landlords now need a “reasonable” rationale to say no to a tenant having pets — and that reasonableness can only be decided by an independent tribunal. Source link

Eddie Murphy has taken on many characters throughout his career, sometimes even within the same film. But a new documentary explores the “real Eddie Murphy” — someone the actor and comedian says few people actually know. Source link

The Inspector of Detention Services suggests separation rooms at youth detention centres — which have sometimes been found to lack basic amenities — are inhumane. Source link

A preliminary report is released into the fatal crash that killed pilot Paul Smith on the NSW south coast, in which the light plane entered a steep descent less than 90 seconds after eight skydivers jumped out.  Source link